Nobuhiro Aihara
Aihara was born during World War II and later worked on Osomatsu-kun, Moomin, and other titles at anime studios such as Studio Zero and Oh production. However, he gained more recognition in the art communities for his experimental independent animation works. His one-man shows were exhibited in various countries including Tokyo, Kyoto, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Some of his notable works include "Stone," "Private," "Eizou (Kage)," "Line," and "Rain." Aihara served as a judge at international animation festivals such as Hiroshima and Seoul, and also taught film as a professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design. He passed away on April 30 while traveling in Bali, Indonesia, at the age of 66.
Works with: Director, Key Animation, Screenplay, In-Between Animation,
Issunboushi (2007)
- Director
A collaborative film between Keiichi Tanaami and Nobuhiro Aihara with a new interpretation of the traditional Japanese folk tale....
Tokyo Loop
- Director
The creators group Images Forum has produced 16 short stories. These include "Tokyo Strut," written by Sato Masahiko and Ueta Mio, "Tokyo Trip" by Tanaami Keiichi, "Fishing Vine" by Seike Mika, "Yuki-...
Wind
- Director
Beginning with a photograph of a pinhole camera by photographer Yoshiyasu Suzuka, a detailed abstract animation develops in a jet-black space....
The Third Eye
- Director
This artwork starts off with some unusual shades and then becomes more colorful and trippy. it has a hand-like design that's really well done....
Yellow Fish
- Director
A chaotic psychedelic animation is collocated with images of the sea of clouds seen from the mountaintop and the candles of a Tibetan temple....
Rain: Memory of Cloud. 1
- Director
A psychedelic anime that starts with irregular ink bleeding and develops with increasing degree of chaos....
Miminari
- Director
A colorful psychedelic animation that draws on motifs of various parts of the ear and body....
Spin
- Director
A minimalist animated shot film by Nobuhiro Aihara, featuring music by Shigenobu Nakamura....
Karasu
- Director
A movie featuring a crow as its central theme includes footage from Kyoto shot with time-lapse photography. The film's unsettling mood is enhanced by adding color flicker effects. Matsuo Ono, who spec...
Hoshi no Yuuenchi
- Director
- Screenplay
- Key Animation
In this story, a compassionate educator teaches origami to his students, but when he gives one child a paper crane, Takeshi, the class bully, steals it from him. The boy soon discovers that the crane ...
Line
- Director
The scenery of the stream in the forest and the Kamogawa flowing through the city of Kyoto and the abstract animation inspired by it are juxtaposed....
Tonbo
- Director
Abstract animation with a motif of a dragonfly overlap the multiple-exposure footage of a naked woman lying in a field....
Ringo to Shoujo
- Director
A short film by Nobuhiro Aihara where he projects abstract animation onto various surfaces of an old building....
Cello Hiki no Gauche (1982)
- In-Between Animation
Gauche is a professional cellist who receives criticism from his conductor during rehearsals due to poor timing and lack of musicality. after returning home, he practices diligently. a cat visits him ...
My Shelter
- Director
In continuation from SHELTER, the setting is once again an air-raid shelter. Close-up photographs of trees are fragmented and rearranged into abstract forms. The film concludes with depictions of elde...
Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999: Andromeda Shuuchakueki
- Key Animation
The destruction of Andromeda's mechanization world has led to the spread of the machine empire across the galaxy. Earth is now a battleground, and Tetsurou Hoshino returns from his journey aboard the ...
Shelter
- Director
On day 2539, Rin wakes up without any human contact and with fuzzy memories. Despite feeling lonely, she is not bored because she has a tablet that can create any world she desires. Every day, Rin cre...
Suirin: Karma (Ni)
- Director
A serene, abstract short film by Nobuhiro Aihara, featuring the song Asa no Inori by Kitarou (Masanori Takahashi)....
Ginga Tetsudou 999 (Movie)
- In-Between Animation
Tetsurou Hoshino is a young man who seeks revenge against Count Mecha for murdering his mother by obtaining an immortal mechanical body. However, due to its high cost, he can only hope to obtain it by...
Under the Sun
- Director
Regarded as a creative extension of Stone, animation unfolds on a drawing paper placed on a field and farm.(Source: Collaborative Cataloging Japan)...
Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock: Arcadia-gou no Nazo
- In-Between Animation
The story on Arcadia's mystery, on which the 13th television episode was based....
Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
- Key Animation
In 2977 AD, mankind has reached a state of stagnation. Robots handle all tasks while people are kept content with subliminal messages. Government officials focus on leisure activities like golf and ho...
Lupin III: Part II
- In-Between Animation
The anime series "Lupin III" follows the exploits of Arsene Lupin III, known as the world's greatest thief, and his accomplices: skilled marksman Daisuke Jigen, cunning Fujiko Mine, and stoic samurai ...
Karma
- Director
In his initial experimental film titled "Karma," Aihara utilized water as his central theme. This short film was created using hand-drawn techniques and appears to have been filmed on 16mm with the he...
Stone
- Director
Independent, stop motion animation by Aihara Nobuhiro, combining drawings and real landscapes....
Housenka
- Director
The artist's grandmother is depicted in photographs, which have been animated to showcase her journey through life. The final scene displays a memorial photograph taken at her funeral. Throughout the ...
Yamakagashi
- Director
This piece, titled after a type of poisonous snake, explores relationships between military units and sex workers in the vicinity of Naval Air Facility Atsugi (Kanagawa Prefecture), as seen through th...
Fuukei no Shimetsu
- Director
The animated documentary is created using footage taken at the location of the conflict between those who oppose the building of Narita Airport and its supporters. Besides capturing moments that appea...
S=13
- Director
An abstract short film by Nobuhiro Aihara that combines the movement of abstract lines and the motif of an apple....
Kidou
- Director
The artwork you're referring to is similar to "SPIN" and features intricate line drawings. It comes in both monochrome and colored variations. As with the previous piece, the songs featured in this wo...
Yume 10 Yoru
- Director
Tanaami Keiichi and Aihara Nobuhiro collaborate to put together recording of their dreams....
Noise
- Director
The creation of an animated image prior to the development of film is explored in this experiment. Through different tools such as flip-books and Muybridge's moving picture technology (zoopraxscope), ...